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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Larry Fitzgerald is one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history, and he was recognized for it over the weekend. On Saturday, he was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, alongside fellow inductees Drew Brees, Adam Vinatieri, and Luke Kuechly.
But that won't be the only honor Fitzgerald receives this year. The Arizona Cardinals , with whom Fitzgerald spent his entire 17-year NFL career, announced on Monday that they will retire his No. 11 jersey and induct him into the Ring of Honor on Sunday, Oct. 25, when Arizona hosts the Denver Broncos in Week 7 of the 2026 season.
Fitzgerald will become the sixth former Cardinals player to have his number retired and the 20th member of the team's Ring of Honor , joining franchise greats like Carson Palmer, Pat Tillman, and Kurt Warner.
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Fitzgerald played nearly two decades in Arizona, building one of the best resumes of any wide receiver in league history. He earned 11 Pro Bowl selections, two second-team All-Pro nods, one first-team All-Pro honor, and the Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2016. He was also named to the NFL's 2010s All-Decade Team and the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.
Fitzgerald twice led the league in receptions and receiving touchdowns, and he still holds the record for most receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in a single postseason — both set during the Cardinals' 2008 playoff run, when Arizona advanced all the way to the Super Bowl. He ranks second all-time in both receptions (1,432) and receiving yards (17,492), trailing only NFL icon Jerry Rice, and sixth all-time in receiving touchdowns (121).
For many Cardinals fans, Fitzgerald is the most recognizable face in franchise history — a model of consistency and one of the league's fiercest competitors for nearly two decades. Now, his name and number will be tied to the franchise for generations to come.
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